The salaries for public defenders, who are assigned to defendants who cannot afford their own attorney, are paid for by:

by the state or federal government

Explanation:

The state has public defenders who get appointed by the state or court to represent those individuals who can't afford to pay for a private lawyer.

Public defenders work full time for the government.

The state always want to ensure that every person get a fair trial whether they can afford or can't afford the lawyer , this is to ensure that a person get treated with Due Process, which means they get treated fairly in a any legal matters.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants

just don't strip down in public lol